Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ه ب ط (h-b-ṭ)

Verb edit

هَبَطَ (habaṭa) I, non-past يَهْبُطُ or يَهْبِطُ‎ (yahbuṭu or yahbiṭu)

  1. to descend; to go or come down; to fall
    • 1937, Tawfiq Al-Hakim, يوميات نائب في الأرياف:
      كَيْفَ أُضَيِّعُ هَذِهِ الْفُرْصَةَ الَّتِي هَبَطَتْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ
      kayfa ʔuḍayyiʕu haḏihi l-furṣata allatī habaṭat mina s-samāʔi
      How can I miss this opportunity that fell from the sky?
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ه ب ط (h-b-ṭ)

Verb edit

هَبَّطَ (habbaṭa) II, non-past يُهَبِّطُ‎ (yuhabbiṭu)

  1. to make descend; to bring down, tear down
    • 2015, Mashrou3 Leila (lyrics and music), “Djin”:
      برلين ما صمدت ناولني وهبط
      Berlin couldn't take it, so pour me another and tear down this wall.
Conjugation edit